Pesto Mushroom Chicken

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 by Christy Denney

This Pesto Mushroom Chicken is breaded in buttery breadcrumbs and topped with pesto, mushrooms, and provolone cheese. So impressive and so easy.

We have a new member in our household. Nope, not a baby, not a dog. She showed up yesterday dressed in black and never stops talking. Her name is Alexa. She’s the Siri of Amazon Echo. It’s a device that sits in your home and she can do everything from lock your front door, add eggs to your shopping list, turn down your A/C, play Adele music, or name the capital of Spain all from a voice command. Oh and she’s witty. If you say….

And no, I’m not a rep for Amazon Echo or anything, but it is pretty fun. As I’m sitting here I just yelled, “Alexa, make me dinner!” Her response: “I wish I could. Cooking is beyond me at the moment.”

Isn’t that the truth. It’s Wednesday and cooking is completely beyond me at the moment. Impeccable timing. My husband just texted me saying he was bringing home dinner. Woo-hoo! As much as I love cooking, I love not cooking…if that makes any sense at all.

But say your husband isn’t bringing home dinner tonight? I’ve had this Pesto Mushroom Chicken in my back pocket for a while. It’s seriously restaurant quality. Often my husband’s work feeds him dinner so when he comes home he’s never hungry. On such a night he came home and we were eating this. Even though he already ate, he devoured it.

Only a few simple ingredients. Butter, breadcrumbs, pesto (make your own if you want), mushrooms, and provolone. The flavors together are on point.

You want to bake the chicken until the cheese starts getting these beautiful brown spots on top and the cheese starts melting into the chicken itself. You can serve it over a little pasta tossed with some pesto or even marinara. Enjoy!